Information professionals: strong, influential and effective

What we know, and what next?

Professor Hazel Hall

Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation Internet Librarian International

London Olympia, 19th October 2016

http://hazelhall.org@hazelh

#ili2016

Slides on SlideShare at http://slideshare.net/hazelhall

What do we know? Some highlights...

86,376 information professionals

‘The challenge of counting libraries’

86,376 information professionals

21.6%

12.6%

England

Majority of workforce: 78.4%• London: 22.6%• South East: 19.4%

Higher proportion of staff in senior roles: 8%• Wales: 7.5%• Scotland: 7.3%• Northern Ireland: 3%

Highly qualified workforce

57.2% hold professional qualifications

A workforce dominated by women

Women Men

But...

Higher earners

•(Men)•Professionally qualified•Members of professional bodies

•IM/KM/RM•Commerce, business, higher education, national libraries, & law

What next?

‘In the room with the key conversations’

Find out more

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Participation at ILI for:

1.Ourselves

2.Our services

3.Others

1. Learn 2. Implement 3. Influence

Development of ourselves

Tools and sites• Phil’s faves

Platforms• Mobile• Cloud• Web

Techniques• Film-making• Working with vendors

The librarian as...• Events manager• Journalist

Development of services

Content• Makerspaces• Film-making

Engagement• Students• LGBT

Contexts• Big data• Artificial intelligence

Supplier relationships• Vendors

Development of others

Our professional peers• Mentoring• Training

Service users• Orientation

Contribution of strong, influential and effective information professionals

Economic

• Skills development • Productivity• Competitive advantage• Sustainable growth

Social

• Community development

• Equality• Stability

Contact Hazel Hall

•@hazel•http://hazelhall.org•http://slideshare.net/hazelhall

•h.hall@napier.ac.uk•+44 (0)131 455 2760

Information professionals: strong, influential and effective

What we know, and what next?

Professor Hazel Hall

Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation Internet Librarian International

London Olympia, 19th October 2016